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Table B-8. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1)

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-8. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings
Dec.
2023		 Oct.
2024		 Nov.
2024(p)		 Dec.
2024(p)		 Dec.
2023		 Oct.
2024		 Nov.
2024(p)		 Dec.
2024(p)

Total private

 $29.51 $30.47 $30.56 $30.62 $997.44 $1,026.84 $1,029.87 $1,031.89

Goods-producing

 30.42 31.55 31.61 31.73 1,225.93 1,280.93 1,283.37 1,285.07

Mining and logging

 35.66 36.40 36.49 36.83 1,708.11 1,710.80 1,693.14 1,712.60

Construction

 34.98 36.22 36.21 36.44 1,392.20 1,448.80 1,441.16 1,443.02

Manufacturing

 27.13 28.14 28.29 28.34 1,093.34 1,142.48 1,154.23 1,159.11

Durable goods

 28.34 29.65 29.83 29.82 1,150.60 1,209.72 1,223.03 1,222.62

Nondurable goods

 25.14 25.77 25.85 26.02 1,003.09 1,038.53 1,046.93 1,056.41

Private service-providing

 29.32 30.25 30.35 30.40 958.76 986.15 989.41 991.04

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 25.64 26.15 26.28 26.25 871.76 891.72 890.89 897.75

Wholesale trade

 30.80 31.44 31.69 31.62 1,195.04 1,232.45 1,239.08 1,236.34

Retail trade

 20.72 21.00 21.09 21.14 625.74 638.40 636.92 646.88

Transportation and warehousing

 28.61 29.29 29.39 29.38 1,087.18 1,101.30 1,099.19 1,110.56

Utilities

 44.58 45.96 45.87 45.93 1,881.28 1,990.07 1,958.65 1,952.03

Information

 40.60 41.50 41.50 41.28 1,449.42 1,469.10 1,477.40 1,469.57

Financial activities

 34.80 36.17 36.19 36.31 1,280.64 1,341.91 1,349.89 1,350.73

Professional and business services

 34.77 36.36 36.44 36.60 1,262.15 1,319.87 1,326.42 1,328.58

Private education and health services

 30.75 31.74 31.81 31.91 996.30 1,022.03 1,021.10 1,024.31

Leisure and hospitality

 19.29 19.71 19.82 19.91 470.68 475.01 479.64 481.82

Other services

 26.93 27.65 27.76 27.82 842.91 862.68 868.89 867.98

Footnotes
(1) Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2023 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
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Last Modified Date: January 10, 2025